The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-20

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i've rs a Prohibitionist in the prohibition
caInpaign. l sent kilograms adyising people
not to come here on night that there was to
be. an anti-prc hibition meeting here, as
fe1are6 there would be difficulty. =,
Reairect-First impression was t9at inc
nUrth, but on putting the sp inters on
chanked my vieWs. l believe that the ball
went directly into the post, striking side;
ways Fro 41y test Stra5R 6 VIII. ams p soTs
three or fcur leet on the sidewalk west
Of the northwest corner OF the
bridge, the course of the ball being down
ward and psssing un der, the north railing Of
right 20 have been shot at man hye or SIX
feet down the sidewalk west. The balls
making the impressions in the middle OF the
sidewalkweJe evidently shot from the east
pressions of large balls ant must have been
fired at an object on the ground, or there was
wild shooting. There was bitter feeling
toward deceased by Albrecht and others ow;;
the splinters that came off the post were
given to the coroner's jury.
YERGER STEWART RECALLED
For the Stated testified yesterday that
the pistol took from Hamilton after the
killing was one similar to the one in court.
" hen 1 took il placed it in the hip pocket
to to s xxi Ri R said pocket and there were no
blood stains on 1t. The defense then re-
CURED him to place the pistol in the pocket
and on doing so he said he did not believe
that that was the pistol he had taken from
his pocket. The pistol he took was placed
by him on his desk. He took the scabbard
with belt of OF Hamilton after getting him
to the room. The pistol l took from Hamii-
ton turned over to Carraway, or rather,
told him 1t was there. Carraway said aft err
wards something about the shells in the pis-
toll took. but whethe he said all the shells
had been shot or none had been shot, do
presence that but two chambers had been
shot Never delivered the pistol to Albrecht.
Cross examination-When counsel pre-
sented me with the pistol yesterday l as
sumed that il was the pistol handed me.
made no examination whatever of tue pistol
when given TO me, nor atterwafd. was
busily engaged in my attention to Hamilton
and in filing the orders Of his surgeons,
which were very frequent. l left the pistol
in Carraway's hands at my desk.
W. j. BROWN, JR.
Albrecht exhibited pistol to me either on
Friday or Saturday evening af'er the killing
and stated that Col. Hamilton handed it to
him on the bridge after the killing. Tho
pis, oil in court is the one so exhibited. When
/ saw it it was very bloody. Albreeht handed
the pistol to the mayor, stating that Hamil-
ton he'd handed it TO him on the bridge and
that he had had possession OF it ever since.
Am foreman OF Jackson Fire Company
No. J.. and deceased was NJ member
line Of parade. After parade a dinner was
spared by the ladies. Saw Hamilton at the
table the eating, and Gambrell was on OPP
posite side of table. Gambfell was dressed IN
on hS 81 Ma sRa a N S HHs her,.
hibited to the court ball admitted to have
been found, that passed through the side
walk at or near the, post Of the south railing
of sidewalk at northwest corner Of bridge.
L. o. RYAN RECALLED.
Keeps hardware in his store. Was shown
boz Of C,rtrdGSs OF 4 caiiSfs Has bCo6
grains No, writing on end, Of q Colt |
cartridges, He was shown a box of Win |
A calibre rifle cartridges. A shell
Yves taken from the pistol in court and
Winchester "A central fire rifle cartridge.
F. II. EMERSON.
Lived in Jackson nearly three years in
employ of Rector, Ratlitf Il Co., wholesale
grocers, ard resides in, House second door
from corner Capitol and Northwest streets.
Could not see. On night Of homicide my
wife was III and was sitting up with her.
The back door of hsr room opened toward
Mrs. Cabiness's. Heard q shot from direo-
ton Of bridge, and then heard distreGsinE
Bry Of Murder. or "Oh, God" Then
same firing ike FIRE crackers Can't say
how many shots were fred. Two pistols
,ould not have made that noise. Have known
licensed for about three years. He was my
intimate friend. Was often at my house
visiting my daughters. He was a man Of
yreat courage. do not think that facing a
lin ale adversary he would have cried "Mur- j
ier." Head no buggy or horse pass after \
he firing. If one had have
lone 90 would have heard
{ for afte the cry. Of murder my attention
vas rivited to the bridge. My position then
vas about 175 yards on an air line to the
ridge. Have taken the Hamilton carriage
o the scene of the conflict with i. r Carlois
md MIR. Copley ana examined with reference
o the possibility of the ball having been
hot through the top from the sidewalk.
\ it'll the carriage fronting east the hole is in
he southwestern corner of the carriage. In
he rear there is lining to the top. Got in
he garbage and got the direction of the bull
Of. Examined closely, and my judgment is
hat the pistol firing mutt surely have been
one In the carriage. Took measurements
nd stated the same. From his observations
man could not have shot in the rear door
70 N any point on the sidewalk. To make
hat hole and 10 have made Il on the
ldeHalk Gfrom opposite hack the
atty would have had to fire
rom the ground through the wheels. putting
he greatest tension on the lining. That with
he lining natural the IRE would have nee